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Country Life for Friday 30 July 2021

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  • Free range farmer wants his hogs to be happy
  • Growing for Gold - Japanese Budou grapes thrive in Hawke's Bay
  • On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
  • Daniel Eb - founder of Open Farms
  • Full Episode for Friday July 30 2021
  • Summer Series - Free-range farmer wants his hogs to be happy

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    9:33 PM.Lord Havoc has a passion for pigs. Ian Jackson runs the Havoc Pork free range piggery in South Canterbury. Sows at the outdoor farm spend their days fossicking for roots, grubs and worms while their… Read more Audio

  • Summer Series - Growing for Gold

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    Little "umbrellas" protect the grapes at Budou Senshin from getting sunburnt

    9:19 PM.Budou table grapes can fetch up to $160 a bunch in Japan. Third generation grape grower Tetsuya Higuchi is growing the enormous, sweet, picture-perfect Japanese style grape in Hawke's Bay. The grapes… Read more Audio

  • On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ

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    9:11 PM.New born lambs in Wairarapa welcomed the sun on their backs at the end of the week after a wet start to the week. In Southland, calves are starting to appear across the countryside. Read more Audio

  • Daniel Eb - founder of Open Farms

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    Nuffield scholar, Daniel Eb

    9:07 PM.Daniel Eb founded Open Farms which aims to connect townies with agriculture by having farmers open up their farms for a day. Daniel's also one of the latest batch of Nuffield scholars - who are part… Read more Audio

  • Full Episode for Friday July 30 2021

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    9:03 PM.Cosmo Kentish-Barnes speaks to a pig farmer known as Lord Havoc about his free range pig farm in South Canterbury and Sally Round finds out how highly-prized Japanese style table grapes are grown in… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Friday, 23 July 2021
  • Next Episode: Friday, 6 August 2021
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